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I Circle the word that has a different sound in bold.
1 conquest cosmonaut certainty congratulate
2 challenge lauched achievement psychological
9 tragic challenge congress engineer
10 cosmonaut possible honour hero
II Fill in each blank with one appropriate word.
Neil Armstrong is an American (1) astronaut He is known as the first man to walk on the (2) moon Armstrong was born (3) on August 5th, 1930 in Wapokoneta in Ohio From 1949 to 1952, he (4) worked as a pilot in the United States Navy In 1962,
he joined the NASA astronaut (5) programmes On July 20th 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon’s (6) surface Armstrong received his M.S from the University of Southern California in 1970 He resigned (7) from NASA
a year later and from 1971 to 1979, he taught at the University of Cincinnati In 1986, Armstrong was (8) appointed vice
chairman of the committee that investigated the space (9) shuttle Challenger disaster Armstrong is also well-known for (10)
what he said as he stepped onto the surface of the moon: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
III Choose the correct verb form.
1 Our recent _ in medicine is the development of laser in treating cancer
a achievements b achievement c achievers d achieved
2 Before Gagarin’s _ flight, there were still enormous uncertainties
a historical b historic c history d historian
3 Although his flight lasted only 108 minutes, its _ made him a national hero
a succeed b successful c successive d success
4 Although we didn’t win, we were able to take some _ from our performance
a satisfying b satisfactions c satisfaction d satisfactory
5 _ 60,000 people filled the stadium
a Approximately b Approximate c Approximant d Approximation
6 Laughter can be a great release of _
a tense b tension c tenseness d tensing
7 May I offer my heartest on your promotion?
a congratulating b congratulation c congratulations d congratulate
8 The appropriate attitude makes it to socialize among strangers.
a possible b possibility c impossible d possibly
9 , many houses are going to be demolished to make ways for a new supermarket.
a Fortunate b Unfortunate c Fortunately d Unfortunately
10 Astronauts work in conditions
a weight b weighting c weightless d weightlessness
IV Underline the correct or more natural answer If both answers are possible, underline them both.
1 Valuables can / are able to be left in the hotel safe Please ask at the reception desk.
2 We could / were able to finish the football match before it started snowing too heavy.
3 The rebels could / were able to draw on the support of over 20,000 soldiers.
4 Could you / Were you able to understand Professor Larsen's lecture? I found it really difficult.
5 'Do you want a game?' 'Sorry, I can't / 'm not able to play chess.
6 Look at me, I can / 'm able to ride my bike without any help.
7 When the fire officers arrived they could / were able to put out the flames in a couple of minutes.
8 The air was so polluted in the city center, I could hardly / was hardly able to breathe
9 I knew John had been smoking I could / was able to smell the cigarettes when I came into the room.
10 Can you / Are you able to drive without your glasses?
11 No changes can / are able to be made to this rail ticket after purchase.
12 He could / was able to untie the ropes without the guards noticing.
13 She looked all over the house, but couldn't / wasn't able to find her keys anywhere.
14 I was very busy at work; but I could / was able to have a couple of days off last week.
15 She swam strongly and could / was able to cross the river easily, even though it was swollen by the heavy rain.
V. Put in could or was/ were able to Sometimes either is possible Use a negative if necessary.
1 Suddenly all the lights went out We couldn't see a thing
2 The computer went wrong, but luckily Emma was able to put it right again
3 There was a big party last night You could hear the music half a mile away
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5 People heard warnings about the flood, and they were able to move out in time
6 The train was full I couldn't / wasn't able to find a seat anywhere.
7 Mrs Carter was able to put out the fire before the house burnt down
8 I looked everywhere for the book, but I couldn't find it
9 The plane was able to take off at eleven o'clock, after the fog had lifted
10 It was foggy, so the plane couldn't / wasn't able to take off
VI Add question tags to the following statements.
1 He hardly ever makes a mistake, does he?
2 Nobody liked the play, did they?
3 She'd save money if she bought fresh food, wouldn't she?
4 She's very' funny She's got a great sense of humour, hasn't she?
5 The area was evacuated at once, wasn't it?
6 Mr Smith usually remembered his wife's birthdays, didn't he?
7 It never works very well, does it?
8 He ought to have made a note of it, oughtn't he?
9 Neither of them offered to help you, did they?
10 There'll be plenty for everyone, won't there?
11 Let's go out for dinner tonight, shall we?
12 That isn't Bill driving, is it?
13 Nothing went wrong, did it?
14 There used to be trees here, didn't there?
15 This won't take long, will it?
16 Don't touch that button, will you?
17 I'm too late, aren't I?
18 Not a very good film, was it?
19 Somebody wanted a drink, didn't they?
20 They think he's funny, don't they?
VII Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.
1 Yuri Gagarin lifted off into space aboard the Vostok 1 at 9.07 a.m Moscow time on 12th April, 1961
2 He was in orbit around the Earth at a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour
3 No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space
4 How would the mind deal with the psychological tension?
5 How would the body react to the extreme changes in temperature?
6 We congratulate you on your successful flight
7 The American people shared with the Soviet people their satisfaction for the safe flight
8 After his death, his hometown was named after him
9 China became the third country in the world to be able to independently carry out manned space flights
10 China launched its first manned spacecraft into space on October, 2003
VIII Use the cues given to write a complete sentence.
1 nowadays/ our lives/ improved/ much/ progresses/ science and technology//
Nowadays our lives have been much improved by the progresses made in science and technology.
2 II want/ become/ astronaut/ I/ able/ travel/ fast/ sound//
I want to become an astronaut so that I will be able to travel faster than sound.
3 Sally Ride/ one/ five astronauts/ space shuttle Challenger/, completed/ successful six-day voyage/ space//
Sally Ride was one of the five astronauts on the space shuttle Challenger, which completed a successful six-day voyage in space.
4 Neil Armstrong/ famous! American astronaut/ known/ first/ walk/ the moon//
Neil Armstrong, a famous American astronaut, is known as the first person to walk on the moon
5 July 20th 1969/ two Americans/ land/ moon/ spaceship/ name/ Apollo//
On July 20 th 1969 two Americans landed on the moon in the spaceship named Apollo.
6 Yuri Gagarin/ first man/ travel/ space//
Yuri Gagarin was the first man to travel in space.
7 Yuri Gagarin/ make/ another space flight/ if/ tragic accident/ not occur//
Yuri Gagarin could have made another space flight if a tragic accident had not occurred.
8 China/ become/ third country/ world/ able/ independently/ carry/ manned space flights//
China became the third country in the world to be able to independently carry out manned space flights
UNIT 15 TEST 1
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Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
2 a gravity b aspiration c biography d possible
3 a technical b conquest c psychology d launched
4 a national b venture c fortunate d suggestion
5 a support b shuttle c success d venture
A Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word
or phrase.
6 Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon 20 July 1969.
7 She is never satisfied what she's got.
8 In 1961 Yuri Gagarin lifted into space aboard the Vostok 1.
9 After landing, the team members were greeted like heroes.
a conquer b conquering c conqueror d conquest
10 No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space.
a exactly b clearly c carefully d vividly
11 Neil Armstrong, an American , was the first man to step on the moon's surface.
a scientist b cosmonaut c astronaut d astronomer
12 The 27-year-old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and drink in .
a weight b weighting c weightless d weightlessness
13 About 100 Russian satellites are the earth
a flying b orbitting c traveling d circuiting
14 Many people are demonstrating to express their with the new land law.
a satisfied b satisfactory c satisfaction d dissatisfaction
15 The astronauts were able to send the information back to the earth.
a spaceships b space stations c spacemen d space shots
B Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence.
16 No one is better cook than his mother, ?
a is she b isn't she c are they d aren’t they
17 Do it right now, ?
a will you b shall you c do you d don't you
18 There are no easy ways to learn a foreign language, ?
a are they b are there c aren't they d aren't there
19 He seldom goes to the library, ?
a doesn’t he b is he c does he d isn’t he
20 Let's go for a long walk, ?
a will we b shall we c don't you d do you
21 I'd lost my key, so I the door when I got home.
a could lock b wasn't able to lock
c couldn't unlock d was able to unlock
22 When Mr Lee was younger, he work in the garden for hours.
a has got to b should be able to c can d could
23 Yesterday I to a furniture store I bought a new lamp there.
a could go b could have gone c went d ought to have gone
24 Do you think there less conflict in the world if all people the same language?
a would be/ spoke b were/ would speak
c were/ spoke d would have been/ had spoken
25 Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, eleven times the size of the earth
C Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D -that needs correcting.
26 After the stock market crash of 1929, less people were able to find
A B (fewer) C
Employment
D
27 The average temperature on Mars, the fourth planet from the sun, is
A B C
about eighty degrees than colder on Earth
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28 Halley's comet was named of the astronomer Edmund Halley, who
A (named after)
was the first to realize that some comets appear in regular cycles
B C D
29 A number of people still wants to apply for the position of accountant in
A B (want) C D
that company
30 If I were a little taller I could be astronaut, but I don't meet the
A B C D
height requirement (an astronaut)
III READING
A Fill in each blank space with one appropriate from the box.
manned seriously affected space radiation groundless
weightlessness harmless journey flown appeared effects
Before man had (31) flown in space it was thought that his physical and mental capabilities might be (32) affected by long periods of (33) weightlessness,and that he might be endangered by high levels of (34) radiation Yuri Gagariri's first (35)
space flight in April 1961 showed that man could live in space and, although this (36) journey only lasted for 108 minutes, it
gave encouragement to those interested in the future of (37) manned space flight In fact most of the early fears about man's health in space have proved (38) groundless, and although several odd medical (39) effects have been observed, none has (40) seriously affected man's ability for useful work
B Read the passage carefully, then decide whether the following statements are true (1) or false IF).
Throughout history there have been many great explorers Have you, for example, heard of Marco Polo, the famous Italian traveler? He was the first European to travel to China He arrived in China in the late 13th century About 200 years later, Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain by ship He was looking for a new way to reach India However, as you probably know,
he didn't reach India He landed in America Five hundred years after Columbus in the' 1930s a famous explorer named Richard Byrd was one of the first persons to fly over both the North and the South Poles Today we continue to explore this world and are studying to explore other worlds, too In the 1930s Russian and American scientists sent many unmanned spacecraft to the moon These spacecraft sent back very valuable information about the moon Then on July 16th 1969 the first manned spaceship to the moon left earth On that day Apollo 11 blasted off with three American astronauts on board Four days after blast-off, two of these astronauts landed on the moon They later explored the surface of the moon About two days after landing
on the moon, they started back to the earth They arrived safely back on earth a few days later Today we are sending unmanned spacecraft to other planets In the future, we might walk on Mars or Venus the way we did on the moon We might even travel to other galaxies Who knows? One thing we know for sure is that we will continue to explore this world and other worlds, too
41 Marco Polo traveled from England to China in the late 13th century F
42. While he was looking for India, Christopher Columbus reached America T
44. Unmanned spacecraft went to the ,moon before manned spacecraft did T
45 Apollo 11 was the first manned spaceship to go to the moon T
46 Apollo 11 was damaged in the blast F
47 All of the American astronauts on the spaceship landed on and explored the surface of the moon F
Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence.
49 by meteorites whose impact formed craters of all size.
a The surface of the moon was shaped
b The moon whose surface shaped
c The surface of the shaped moon
d The surface was forming the shape of the moon
50 Many craters on the earth's surface were probably formed by very large meteorites .
a when smashed into the ground was an explosion
b which smashed into the ground and an explosion
c smashing into the ground and exploding
d they smashed into the ground and exploded
51 Throughout history, the moon has inspired not only song and dance .
a but poetry and prose as well b but poetry also prose
c together with poetry and prose d and also poetry and prose
52 Claudius Ptolemy, of the first century A.D., left a good description of the geocentric theory.
a he was an astronomer and a philosopher
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c an astronomer and who was a philosopher
d who was an astronomer and a philosopher
53 the fifth largest among the nine planets that make up our solar system.
a The Earth being b The Earth is
c That the Earth is d Being the Earth
54 If my aunt had not fallen down yesterday, .
a her legs would not be hurting now
b she can walk normally now
c she does not have to go on crutches now
d she would not have been painful now
55 Glass that has been tempered may be up to .
a as hard as ordinary glass five times
b five times as hard as ordinary glass
c hard as ordinary glass five times
d ordinary glass as hard as five times
UNIT 15 TEST 2
Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others.
1 a scientist b president c engineer d astronaut
2 a conquest b venture c technical d artificial.
3 a biography b psychological c approximate d congratulate
4 a aspiration b gravity c challenge d fortunate
5 a success b cosmonaut c extreme d appoint
A Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word
or phrase.
6 The Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia was named him.
7 China became the third country in the, world to be able to independently carry manned space flights.
8 Yuri Gagarin is the first human to fly space.
9 Man has witnessed a great many significant of science and technology in the past few decades.
a achieves b achieved c achievers d achievements
10 He was pulled off an extraordinary in completing the voyage single-handedly.
a feast b feat c feature d fervour
11 Sputnik was the first satellite made by the USSR.
a manned b natural c artificial d live
12 From his window in space, Gagarin had a view of the Earth that no human beings had done before.
a discription b vision c recognition d attention
13 The successful flight marked a milestone in China's space project.
a landmark b record c break-up d progress
14 His flight was in around the Earth at the speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour.
a orbit b travel c circuit d revolve
15 The use of computer aids in teaching, the role of teachers is still very important.
B Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence.
16 I think he will join us, ?
a doesn't he b won't he c will he d don't I
17 Tom wasn't at the party last night He must not a ride I know he wanted to come, but he didn't have a ride.
a be able to have gotten b have been able to get
c to have been able to get d be able to get
18 Robert a new car for a very good price He paid 30 percent less than the regular retail cost
a could buy b was supposed to buy c had to buy d was able to buy
19 Since they came, we able to work on the project
a are b have been c have to be d were
20 After I at the bus terminus, I found a crowd of schoolboys.
a had arrived b arrived c have arrived d had been arriving
21 Seldom such a beautiful sight.
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22 No one is indifferent to praise, ?
a is one b isn’t one c is he d are they
23 Somebody has left these socks on the bathroom floor, ?
a have they b haven't they c has he d hasn't he
24 Despite the bad weather, he get to the airport in time.
a could b was able to c couldn't d might
25 The existence of many stars in the sky us to suspect that there may be life on another planet.
a lead b leads c leading d have led
C Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that needs correcting.
26 He hardly never says anything at the local meeting (ever)
A B C D
27 All the students in the class are enough good to pass the final exam
A (good enough) B C D
28 Neither Sam nor James wanted their name associated with the project
A B C (his) D
29 Not only could the younger people completed all the work quickly and
(complete) A B
accurately, but the retired workers could also
C D
30 Our nervous system has over ten billions nerve cells in a network
A B
covering every inch of our skin and organs (billion)
C D
31 According to geological discoveries, 4.6-billion-years life span of our
A B (4.6-billion-year)
planet is divided into four time intervals called eras
C D
32 The players prepared good for the tournament but performed poorly.
A B (well) C D
33 During first ten years of the Space Age, which began in 1957, more than
A (during the first) B C
500 artificial satellites were rocketed into orbit around the Earth
D
34 Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems
A B (is) C
in our large, industrial cities today
D
35 Stars in our universe vary in temperature, color, bright, size and mass
A B C (brightness) D
III READING
A Choose the word - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Is there life on Mars? Many people have (36) _ about this question Some writers of science-fiction think of people from Mars (37) _ little green creatures Others imagine 'Martians' as monsters with many eyes
In studying this planet, astronomers have found that life may be possible on Mars The first (38) _ of this is that Mars has seasons, just like Earth In other words, Earth's seasons, such as spring or summer, occur on Mars too Because these seasons exist, it may be possible for (39) _ and other higher (40) _ forms to be found on Mars
Astronomers also think that perhaps a small (41) _ of water vapor could be found on Mars In 1887, an Italian
astronomer, Giovanni Schiaparelli, discovered markings on Mars' surface These markings looked like canals This finding (42) _ astronomers to believe that since water exists on Mars, life forms could exist as well
However, there are (43) _ who feel that life on mars is not possible This is because there is little or no (44) _ of oxygen on the planet In 1965, the Mariner IV capsule managed to take photographs of the planet It discovered that the only forms of life found are vegetation like fungi and mosses (45) _, people remain fascinated by the idea that there could one day be life on Mars
36 a puzzled b asked c wondered d confused
37 a like b to be c as being d as
38 a indication b print c mark d trace
39 a vegetables b vegetation c vegetarian d veterinary
40 a lively b living c live d life
41 a quantity b amount c portion d mass
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44 a mark b speck c trace d bit
45 a According b Nevertheless c Thus d Consequently
B Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.
There is one planet that still fascinates and teases scientists mainly because it doesn't have an atmosphere to 9bscure observation, yet it is not big enough for sufficiently accurate telescopic observation The fact that it is also very close to the sun also makes it difficult for astronomers
However, space telescopes have told us a lot more about Mercury It is rather similar to Earth's moon and to Mars There are mountainous areas dotted with craters and large valleys which are uncratered The moon's valleys have fewer cracks and the ridges are smoother Mercury's valleys are filled with volcanic rocks, similar to on the moon, yet there is no evidence of volcanoes, even extinct ones, on Mercury, as there is on the both Mars and the moon, and of course here on Earth
So, scientists presume the valleys on Mercury were caused by different things, that is to say not by volcanoes, but by very large meteorites, which also caused the cracks in the terrain and left the ridges rough and uneven More and better photos of Mercury are needed to prove what are at present at best only hypotheses
46 What is the topic of this passage?
a The planet, Mercury b Observation of planets
c The Earth's moon d Astronomers' difficulties
47 Why does Mercury still tease scientists?
a Because it has an atmosphere which obscures observation:
b Because it is too close to the sun;
c Because it is too small.
d Because it is difficult for space probes to get close to
48 What is true about Mercury but not true about the moon or Mars?
a The valleys are filled with volcanic rocks b There are no volcanoes
c The valleys are uncratered d There are hilly regions
49 What does the author imply space telescopes can do better than land-based telescopes?
a Show, the volcanoes on Mercury
b Show the meteorites which hit Mercury
c Show what caused Mercury's valleys
d Show more of the planet, Mercury.
50 What can we infer from the passage that astronomers still need to get more detailed observation of Mercury?
a Better and more space telescopes b More hypotheses
c Larger space telescopes d More ways to prove hypotheses
IV WRITING
A From the four words or phrases - a b, c or d - choose the one that best completes the sentence.
51 _ was the first fully successful transatlantic cable finally laid.
a Not until 1866 b Until 1866, just
c Until 1866 d In 1866, not until
52 The fact that _ was discovered in 1923 by the astronomer Edwin Hubble.
a the expansion of the universe b the universe, which is expanding
c when the universe expands d the universe is expanding
53 _ that life began billions of years ago in the water.
a It is believed b In the belief c The belief d Believing
54 Because Mars is farther from the Sun than _, Mars takes longer to complete a revolution
a is from Earth b Earth is c what is Earth d is it Earth
55 _ in the atmosphere is the temperature falling below freezing.
a Frost is produced b Frost produces
c What produces frost d What is frost
B Choose the sentence -a, b, c or d - which is closest in meaning to the printed one.
56 In the class of twenty, Jeanne is the third best student.
a Two students are smarter than Jeanne.
b The class has only three smart students
c No other student is as smart as Jeanne
d Jeanne is not as smart as most of the other students
57 She is unqualified to fill the position as executive secretary of the firm.
a Both she and the executive secretary have a firm position
b She possesses the firm qualities of an executive secretary
c Firmness is needed to qualify one for position of executive secretary
d The job of executive secretary requires more skills than she has.
58 The children looked forward to getting new clothes for Christmas.
a The children expected new clothes as Christmas gifts.
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c The children looked for new clothes for Christmas
d The children got dressed for Christmas Day
59 The company turned down Bill's offer.
a The company agreed with Bill's offer
b The company rejected Bill's offer.
c The company accepted Bill's offer
d The company discussed Bill's offer
60 Slightly more than twenty five percent of the students in the class come from Spanish-speaking countries.
a The majority of the students in the class do not speak Spanish.
b Seventy-five percent of the students in the class speak Spanish
c The percentage of the students who speak Spanish is less than twenty-five percent
d About twenty-five percent of the students in the class speak languages other than Spanish